noun
Japanese confectionery shop; wagashi store
A shop that makes and/or sells traditional Japanese sweets (wagashi).
駅前に新しい和菓子屋ができた。
A new Japanese confectionery shop opened in front of the station.
祖母はよく近所の和菓子屋で最中を買ってくる。
My grandmother often buys monaka at the neighborhood wagashi shop.
Compound of 和菓子 (wagashi, 'Japanese sweets') + 屋 (ya, 'shop').